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Vernon Dent

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Actor

The Resume

    (February 16, 1895-November 5, 1963)
    Character actor who appeared in several silent and short subject comedies.
    Best known as the comic foil opposite Harry Langdon and the Three Stooges.

Why he might be annoying:

    His characters are almost always either bullies, snobs, or villains.
    He had an insatiable sweet tooth (his wife said when he owned an ice cream stand, he would take the syrup from the Coca-Cola machines and add his own seltzer).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a brilliant character actor who could play a wide range of roles.
    He was remarkably graceful for a man of his size.
    Despite his on-screen persona, he was a very likable and gregarious person off-camera.
    He arranged the funeral for his best friend Harry Langdon after Langdon died broke.
    He was a diabetic who later lost his sight to the disease.
    Despite his blindness during his last years, he never lost his cheerful, easy-going outlook on life and was always eager to talk about his work in the movies.

Credit: IbnBorca of Elkabar


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 35 Votes: 5.71% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 24 Votes: 4.17% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 62 Votes: 56.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 46.34% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 75 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 121 Votes: 43.80% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 219 Votes: 45.66% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 347 Votes: 41.79% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 586 Votes: 43.00% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 890 Votes: 47.98% Annoying